Camera Shots - Margaret Noble
Camera Shots - Margaret Noble
Camera Shots - Margaret Noble
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<strong>Camera</strong> <strong>Shots</strong><br />
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Shot Types<br />
There is a convention in the video, film and television industries which assigns names and guidelines to common types of shots, framing and picture<br />
composition. The list below briefly describes the most common shot types (click the images for more details).<br />
Notes:<br />
The exact terminology varies between production environments but the basic principles are the same.<br />
<strong>Shots</strong> are usually described in relation to a particular subject. In most of the examples below, the subject is the boy.<br />
See below for more information and related tutorials.<br />
EWS (Extreme Wide Shot)<br />
The view is so far from the subject that he<br />
isn't even visible. Often used as an<br />
establishing shot.<br />
VWS (Very Wide Shot)<br />
The subject is visible (barely), but the<br />
emphasis is still on placing him in his<br />
environment.<br />
WS (Wide Shot)<br />
The subject takes up the full frame, or at least<br />
as much as comfortably possible. AKA long<br />
shot.<br />
MS (Mid Shot)<br />
Shows some part of the subject in more detail<br />
while still giving an impression of the whole<br />
subject.<br />
MCU (Medium Close Up)<br />
Half way between a MS and a CU.<br />
CU (Close Up)<br />
A certain feature or part of the subject takes<br />
up the whole frame.<br />
ECU (Extreme Close Up)<br />
The ECU gets right in and shows extreme<br />
detail.<br />
Cut-In<br />
Shows some (other) part of the subject in<br />
detail.<br />
CA (Cutaway)<br />
A shot of something other than the subject.<br />
Two-Shot (OSS) Over-the-Shoulder Shot Noddy Shot<br />
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<strong>Camera</strong> <strong>Shots</strong><br />
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A shot of two people, framed similarly to a<br />
mid shot.<br />
Looking from behind a person at the subject.<br />
Usually refers to a shot of the interviewer<br />
listening and reacting to the subject.<br />
Point-of-View Shot (POV)<br />
Shows a view from the subject's perspective.<br />
Weather Shot<br />
The subject is the weather. Can be used for<br />
other purposes, e.g. background for graphics.<br />
<strong>Camera</strong> Movement<br />
Arc<br />
Crab<br />
Dolly<br />
Dolly Zoom<br />
Follow<br />
Pedestal<br />
Pan<br />
Tilt<br />
Tracking<br />
Trucking<br />
Zooming<br />
See also:<br />
<strong>Camera</strong> Angles<br />
The Rules of Framing<br />
The Rule of Thirds<br />
Crossing the Line (Reverse Cuts)<br />
Dutch Tilt<br />
Talking Head<br />
Pickup <strong>Shots</strong><br />
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